Vice
President
Donna Conner
I am running for the office of Vice President of the WVPHA. I have served on the Executive
Council as President of the F.O.C.T. Section twice, as Alternate Delegate to the
APHA, and I am currently serving as Nomination Committee Chairperson. I am a two time Past President of the
F.O.C.T. Section, and a member of the Professional Clerical Section. I work for the Office of Maternal,
Child and Family Health in the Systems Point of Entry Department as an imaging
operator. I have been employed by
the State of WV in Charleston for 18 years, and have been a member of the WVPHA
around 16 years.
Karen McClain
Received her Master’s and Undergraduate Degrees in Healthcare Administration
from Wheeling
Jesuit University
and Nursing degree from Shadyside Hospital School of Nursing,
Pittsburgh. While in the Master’s program, was a Haig
Science Achievement in Research award finalist.
Has 28 years of hospital care experience and was Director of Women’s Health at
Trinity Health Systems prior to working in public health. Has been with public
health for 12 years and currently serves as the Administrator and Nurse Director
of the Brooke County Health Department and Director of the Community Wellness
Program housed on the campus of Bethany College. Has served as adjunct faculty
at Wheeling Jesuit University and Belmont Technical College and participates
with WVU student nurse preceptor program.
Is an active member of WV Association of Local Health, currently serves as
President Elect of the Administration Section and Member at Large to Public
Health Annual Conference Planning Committee. Serves as a regional representative
to WV Public Health Nurse Section, Public Health Threat Preparedness Oversight
Committee, Local Health representative to Legislative, IT/EMR, & Billable
Committees.
Lives in Wellsburg and has been married for 38 years and has two grown daughters
and one grandson. Is a certified CPR and First Aid instructor. Enjoys playing guitar with her church
choir, bicycling, and tormenting the family dog.
Member at
Large (3 year term)
David Thornton
I have worked for the Bureau for Public Health since March 4, 1975. I worked out of the Philippi District
from 1975 until September 1989 working in the Solid Waste Program, Wastewater
Program, and Milk Program. In 1989 I moved to the Charleston Area and became
District Sanitarian at the South Charleston (now St. Albans) District office. I then moved into the Central office
as Sanitarian 4 and am currently Program Manager for the Infectious Medical
Waste Program and Bottled Water Program.
I have been a member of the West Virginia Association of Sanitarians
since 1975 and am currently WVAS IEHS Committee Chairman. I have been a member of WVPHA since
1975 and I am a Past President of WVPHA.
I am very interested in serving you by assisting the WVPHA Executive
Council in continuing our tradition of excellent training conferences and would
appreciate your vote to elect me as a 3 year Member at Large.
Linda Lipscomb
Linda Lipscomb currently serves as the Public Health Administrative Coordinator
for the Division of Local Health
within the
Office of Community Health Systems and Health Promotion for the WVDHHR Bureau
for Public Health.
She also served as the Vice-President and President of the Health Administration
section of the WVPHA as well as been a presenter for the Finance, Operations &
Computer Technology Section. She
currently serves on the Executive Council for the WVPHA as the Chair for the
Public Health Awareness Committee.
Prior to working for the Bureau, Linda served as the Director of Health
Information Services for Shawnee Hills MH/MR Center where she assisted in the
design, development and
implementation of an electronic health record.
She has been a guest speaker and made several presentations at national
meetings regarding this work. She
attended the University of Charleston.
Linda lives in Charleston with her husband Don and has two children.
Jennifer Nestor
Elizabeth Green
I have worked for Mid-Ohio Valley Health
Department for 17 years. I have been a Sanitarian for 16 of those years. I grew
up in the Charleston/Sissonville area.
I graduated from West Virginia University
with a degree in Business Administration. I have been married for 26
years and I have two grown children both working on degrees in the Health field,
one in psychology, the other in
dentistry. I am currently the
Vice President of the WVAS until after conference when I will be the President
of the WVAS. I was not able to
serve with either of these groups when my
children were younger because I served on various community and school related
boards. I am looking for
opportunities to be involved in organizations within my profession
and it would be an honor to serve on the WVPHA.
